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1:35 PM ET, March 13, 2020

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Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis  —  Despite mounting pleas from California and other states, the Trump administration isn't allowing states to use Medicaid more freely to respond to the coronavirus crisis by expanding medical services.
Joey Flechas / Miami Herald:
Miami mayor tests positive for coronavirus after event with Brazil President Bolsonaro  —  Note: The Miami Herald and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers.  To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription.
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Chris Irvine / Fox News:
Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus, further testing being done  —  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus, Fox News can confirm.  —  Bolsonaro's son Eduardo told Fox News that they are doing further testing to confirm the diagnosis …
The Guardian:
Coronavirus live news: UK local and mayoral elections postponed to 2021, as WHO calls Europe ‘centre of pandemic’  —  Queen cancels engagements; Canadian prime minister self-isolates; UK cases rise by 208  —  Lufthansa to apply for financial aid  —  The leading German business daily …
Discussion: Townhall and Bangor Daily News
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Donald Trump will declare a national state of emergency over coronavirus …
Discussion: New York Post, Contemptor and Vox
Sheri Fink / New York Times:
The Worst-Case Estimate for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths  —  Officials at the C.D.C. and epidemic experts conferred last month about what could happen in the U.S.  —  Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and epidemic experts from universities around the world conferred …
Bloomberg:
Trump to Declare National Emergency to Speed Virus Response  —  President Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Washington Post:
Ten minutes at the teleprompter: Inside Trump's failed attempt to calm coronavirus fears
Ben Rhodes / The Atlantic:
How Trump Designed His White House to Fail
Discussion: Political Wire
Bloomberg:
Inside the Oval Office, a Fierce Fight Over Trump's Virus Speech
Discussion: Raw Story and NPR
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Behind Trump's coronavirus shift
Discussion: The National Interest
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Peter Dutton, Australian Official Who Recently Met Ivanka Trump, Has the Virus  —  A Chinese official promoted a conspiracy theory that the U.S. introduced the virus to China.  In the United States, Congress neared a deal with the White House on a sweeping economic rescue package.
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Trump Presidency Is Over  —  When, in January 2016, I wrote that despite being a lifelong Republican who worked in the previous three GOP administrations, I would never vote for Donald Trump, even though his administration would align much more with my policy views than a Hillary Clinton presidency would …
Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump administration announces steps to speed coronavirus testing; Australian official who met with Barr tests positive  —  The Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus.
Discussion: IJR, Politico, The Week and Contemptor
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Inside Jared Kushner's coronavirus research: a wide net on a giant Facebook group  —  Just before midnight Wednesday, a doctor asked a group of fellow emergency room physicians on Facebook how they would combat the escalating coronavirus outbreak.  —  “I have direct channel to person …
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Something Weird Is Happening on Wall Street, and Not Just the Stock Sell-Off  —  A sinking feeling reminiscent of the global financial crisis, when all kinds of obscure markets went haywire.  —  It has been an unsettling week on global financial markets, and not just because the stock market …
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Politico:
House GOP wants Trump support before backing coronavirus bill
Discussion: Vox, BBC, Breitbart and The Smoke Eater
newyorkfed.org:
Statement Regarding Treasury Reserve Management Purchases and Repurchase Operations
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Refused To Campaign More For Bernie Sanders  —  The popular New York lawmaker's absence was notable as Sanders lost his Democratic front-runner status to Joe Biden.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) turned down repeated requests from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign …
Discussion: National Review
Miami New Times:
Andrew Gillum Involved in Alleged Crystal-Meth Incident in Miami Beach … Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum was allegedly present during an incident involving crystal meth at a Miami Beach hotel early this morning, according to an incident report obtained by New Times.
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
An ‘inebriated’ Gillum found with suspected overdose victim
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Mediaite
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
It's Beltway wishful thinking — Joe's no fighter  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  “Hot takes” in politics are a little like armpit noises.  Anybody can make them and nobody wants to hear somebody else's.  —  But there is one political “hot take” emerging this week that really must be considered.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Democrats Pushed Impeachment While Coronavirus Spread  —  We now know the cost of impeachment.  —  While Democrats were diverting the attention and energy of the entire country into a pointless trial that could not possibly have ended in anything other than President Donald Trump's acquittal …
Discussion: The Daily Dot
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Sam Karlin / www.theadvocate.com:
Louisiana's presidential primary election to be delayed because of coronavirus  —  The presidential primary elections in Louisiana slated for April will be delayed by two months, the latest in a series of dramatic steps government leaders have taken to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
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Politico:
Louisiana postpones presidential primary due to coronavirus
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
New York Times:
Two Women Fell Sick From the Coronavirus.  One Survived.  —  The young medical professionals, who worked long hours on the front lines in Wuhan, first came down with fevers.  Within weeks, both were in hospital beds, hooked up to IVs or oxygen machines.  —  Deng Danjing  —  Xia Sisi
Barnini Chakraborty / Fox News:
China hints at denying Americans life-saving coronavirus drugs  —  Now that the number of new people infected with the coronavirus in China is slowing down, the country's Communist Party is ratcheting up threats against the West, with a particularly nasty warning about access to life-saving drugs aimed at the United States.
Discussion: Redstate, The Independent and WND
Tim Loh / Bloomberg:
New Coronavirus Test 10 Times Faster Is FDA Approved  — FDA grants emergency use approval to highly automated process  — Roche shares jump 11%, the most in more than two decades  —  We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
Why the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing  —  The COVID-19 outbreak has been a confusing time for Americans, but one thing has been glaringly clear: The U.S. is way behind when it comes to testing people for the coronavirus.  —  Despite the fact that last week, Vice President Mike Pence promised that …
John Koblin / New York Times:
Late-Night Shows From New York Will Go Dark Next Week  —  The earliest return by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers would be March 30, CBS and NBC said.  —  Much of late night is going dark.  —  “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
“This feels much worse than 2008”: Obama's chief economist on coronavirus's economic threat  —  A New York Stock Exchange trader watched as President Barack Obama signed a $800 billion economic stimulus bill on February 17, 2009.  Mario Tama/Getty Images  —  Coronavirus could do more economic damage …
Christine Stapleton / Palm Beach Post:
Coronavirus in Florida: Hundreds to attend Mar-a-Lago fundraiser despite crowd warnings  —  Big Dog Ranch Rescue will not cancel its annual Wine, Women & Shoes fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's private club, in response to the coronavirus pandemic but guests will be encouraged to …
Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
Live updates: Coronavirus cancels schools, cherry blossom parade; cases in D.C. region doubling every 48 hours  —  The District, Maryland and Virginia entered an increasingly anxious shutdown mode this week because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, with public schools set to close in many districts …
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Crisis Tests Trump's Unusual Governing Style  —  The president's improvisations add to the challenges his administration faces in coordinating a response  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's rare prime-time speech Wednesday was designed to reassure the nation about his administration's response …
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Trump Voters Wanted to Blow up the System.  Well, Here We Go.  —  Julia Ioffe on how hollowing out the government has endangered America.  —  None of this is surprising, just as there was nothing even remotely unexpected about President Trump's Oval Office address on Wednesday night.
 
 
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BBC:
Coronavirus: English local elections postponed for a year
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
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CNBC:
Louisiana postpones Democratic primary over coronavirus, the first state to do so
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Sean Illing / Vox:
The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of how much we need each other
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What's the moral justification for Bernie Sanders's fruitless campaign?
Jayme Fraser / USA Today:
US hospitals will run out of beds if coronavirus cases spike
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
Coronavirus consumes Trump's reelection bid
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PBS NewsHour:
U.S. federal response to coronavirus a ‘fiasco,’ says global health expert
Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Dan Crenshaw rips Biden coronavirus tweet slamming Trump actions: ‘Walls quite literally stop a virus’
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Daniel Turner / The Federalist:
How The Wuhan Virus Is Accomplishing The Green New Deal's Goals
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
How the GOP's War on Government Paved the Way for Trump's Deadly Incompetence
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